# Ashton-Kirk, Investigator — Character guide

> Key figures in Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by John T. McIntyre.

- [Ashton Kirk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/ashton_kirk.md): Brilliant investigator who takes on the case of a missing portrait and a mysterious death.
- [Pendleton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/pendleton.md): Kirk's enthusiastic friend and assistant who often provides comic relief.
- [Miss Edyth Vale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/edyth_vale.md): A young woman who hires Kirk to investigate the disappearance of a valuable portrait.
- [David Purtell Hume](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/hume.md): A deceased man whose death and past are central to the mystery.
- [Allan Morris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/allan_morris.md): A suspect with a connection to the missing portrait and Hume's death.
- [Professor Locke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/locke.md): A mute professor who provides key information about the portrait.
- [Antonio Spatola](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/antonio_spatola.md): An Italian man with a mysterious past connected to the case.
- [Mr. Stillman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/stillman.md): A man who offers a theory about the portrait's disappearance.
- [Osborne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/osborne.md): A character involved in the events surrounding the portrait.
- [Mr. Tobin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/tobin.md): A man who assists Kirk with local information.
- [Dr. Mercer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/mercer.md): A doctor who provides medical insights into the case.
- [Fuller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/fuller.md): A minor character who appears during the investigation.
- [Mr. Berg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/berg.md): A character who provides information to Kirk.
- [Burgess](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/burgess.md): A minor character encountered during the investigation.
- [Mr. Brolatsky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/brolatsky.md): A man with a connection to the Spatola family.
- [Richard Morris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/richard_morris.md): The father of Allan Morris, involved in the background of the case.
- [Mr. Bernstine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/bernstine.md): A businessman who provides information about the portrait.
- [Mrs. Marx](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/mrs_marx.md): A woman who provides lodging or information.
- [M. Sagon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/sagon.md): A Frenchman with a role in the portrait's history.
- [Mrs. Dwyer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/mrs_dwyer.md): A woman who provides information about the Spatola family.
- [Sime](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/sime.md): A minor character who assists in the investigation.
- [Stumph](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/stumph.md): A man who provides information about the portrait's past.
- [General Anthony Wayne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/general_wayne.md): Historical figure whose portrait is central to the mystery.
- [Haines](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/haines.md): A minor character who appears during the investigation.
- [Superintendent Weagle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/weagle.md): A police superintendent who assists Kirk.
- [Mr. Cartwright](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/cartwright.md): A minor character who provides information.
- [Paulson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/paulson.md): A minor character who assists in the investigation.
- [Mr. Curran](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/curran.md): A minor character who appears during the investigation.
- [Rebecca](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/rebecca.md): A minor character who provides information.
- [James Vale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/james_vale.md): Edyth Vale's deceased brother, whose death is part of the mystery.
- [Jimmie Pendleton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/jimmie_pendleton.md): A relative of Pendleton who appears briefly.
- [Conductor Purvis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters/purvis.md): A train conductor who provides information.

HTML index: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/characters